President Donald Trump told North Dakotans experiencing a drought they were ‘better off’ than Texans who got battered by Hurricane Harvey.
As he has at several speeches since Harvey caused massive flooding, Trump said his ‘thoughts and prayers’ were with those in Texas and Louisiana ‘who have truly suffered through a catastrophic hurricane.’
He called it ‘one of the worst hurricanes in our country’s history. And guess what, we have another one coming, you see that.’
Then, he referenced the drought conditions across the state, which he visited to tout tax reform.
President Donald Trump told North Dakotans experiencing a drought they were ‘better off’ than those experiencing floods from Hurricane Harvey
‘I know you had a little bit of a drought. They had the opposite, believe me. You’re better off. You are better off. They had the absolute opposite,’ Trump said.
Trump also hailed the ‘courage of our first responders,’ adding: ‘I can tell you that I was deeply inspired by the faith and perseverance of those who I met.’
‘They thought they’d get a night of sleep,’ after Harvey, he said. ‘One night. Just one night. They’re not getting anything. They’re right now going to Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands,’ which were all set to get battered by Hurricane Irma.
BETTER OFF: Trump told North Dakotans suffering from flood they were better off than flood victims. Lois Rose pauses while salvaging items from her flood-damaged house on Thursday in Houston
BETTER OFF: Trump told North Dakotans suffering from flood they were better off than flood victims. John Rose pauses while salvaging items from his flood-damaged house on Thursday in Houston
‘I was there twice,’ Trump said, referencing his two Texas trips – including one to Austin and Corpus Christie, where critics faulted him for not meeting with flood victims.
Drought conditions are rated from moderate to exceptional across the state, the Bismark Tribune reported, affecting the fall harvest, pheasants, and a variety of crops.
President Donald Trump put himself back in hurricane mode as Hurricane Irma smashed through the Caribbean on a track that could take it to Florida.
President Donald Trump (L) kisses his daughter Ivanka Trump while speaking about the need for tax reform at Andeavor Refinery, September 6, 2017 in Mandan, North Dakota
President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the need for tax reform at Andeavor Refinery, September 6, 2017, in Mandan, North Dakota
Just days after making efforts to oversee preparations and response efforts for Hurricane Harvey, which wreaked destruction over southeast Texas, Trump tweeted about his storm team and spoke about it in a meeting with congressional leaders.
And as the nation braced for another hit, Trump faced the prospect of sustaining damage to his own holdings.
President Donald Trump tweeted there was ‘No rest for the weary!’ as Hurricane Irma made its way toward the U.S.
Mark Ocosta and his baby Aubrey Ocosta took shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, where the evacuation center is over capacity with more than 9,000 evacuees
‘We’ll see what happens. We’ll know in a very short period of time, but looks like it could be something that would be not good. Believe me, not good,’ Trump said in the Oval Office.
‘We had the congressional leaders with us today and we have a lot to discuss, including the fact that there is a new and seems to be record-breaking hurricane heading right toward Florida and Puerto Rico and other places,’ Trump said Wednesday morning as he sat down with lawmakers.
Trump tweeted earlier Wednesday. ‘Watching Hurricane closely. My team, which has done, and is doing, such a good job in Texas, is already in Florida,’ he wrote.
He added: ‘No rest for the weary!’
In another tweet, he wrote, ‘Hurricane looks like largest ever recorded in the Atlantic!’
Trump also relied on Twitter to show the nation that he was on top of Harvey as it barreled toward Texas.
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He tracked the storm from Camp David in August, met with his security team, and made a trip to Austin and Corpus Christie after it blasted Texas, leaving much of Houston underwater.
‘After witnessing first hand the horror & devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey,my heart goes out even more so to the great people of Texas!’ Trump wrote in a tweet last month following his initial visit, although he was criticized for not having actually met storm victims on his initial journey.
Vice President Mike Pence looks on as President Donald Trump speaks to, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during a meeting with Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017
As with Harvey, Trump remarked on the hurricane’s historic dimensions
The president tweeted that his team was doing ‘such a good job in Texas’ and was ‘already in Florida’ in advance of the storm
As Major Hurricane Irma churns across the western Atlantic and towards the United States, residents along the Gulf and East coasts of the U.S. should prepare now for potential impacts.Category 5 Hurricane Irma will blast the northern Caribbean with flooding rain, damaging winds and rough surf through midweek, bringing life-threatening conditions to the islands
Trump owns a $28 million property on St. Martin that could be impacted
Trump owns a $28 million property on St. Martin that could be impacted
President Donald J Trump shakes hands with Col. Gary Jones, commander of the 147th Attack Wing, upon his arrival on Air Force One to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseUS President Donald Trump visits Hurricane Harvey victims, Houston, Texas
A man tears out Hurricane Harvey flood damage from a home in southwestern Houston, Texas, U.S. September 2, 2017
US President Donald Trump visits Hurricane Harvey victime at NRG Center in Houston on September 2, 2017